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To: scion who wrote (12510)	1/12/2021 6:55:19 AM
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COVID-19 and Animals Updated Jan. 6, 2021 cdc.gov Animals that can be infected with the virus that causes COVID-19 We know that cats, dogs, and some other mammals can be infected with SARS-CoV-2, but we don’t yet know all of the animals that can get infected. There have been reports of animals being infected with the virus worldwide. A small number of pet cats and dogs have been reported to be infected with SARS-CoV-2 in several countries, including the United States. One ferret was reported positive for SARS-CoV-2 in Slovenia. Most of these pets became sick after contact with people with COVID-19. Large cats in captivity have tested positive for SARS-CoV-2. Several lions and tigers in a New York zooexternal icon, a puma in South Africa, tigers in a Tennessee zoopdf iconexternal icon, and snow leopards at a Kentucky zoo tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 after showing signs of respiratory illness. . It is suspected that these large cats became sick after being exposed to zoo employees with COVID-19. ..... The WHO has changed its position on coronavirus and pets By Youyou Zhou Things reporter March 13, 2020 Yesterday, the WHO’s coronavirus myth-buster page said there was no evidence that animals such as dogs or cats could be infected with virus. Today, that section is gone. The WHO told Quartz in an email that, “currently, there is no evidence that pets such as dogs and cats have infected humans with Covid-19.”[/t] The revised stance comes in the wake of an infected dog being found in Hong Kong. The dog tested positive after remaining with its owners who were sick with the virus. The dog wasn’t showing any clinical signs of the disease, according to a report from World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH). At the time, the organization had found no evidence that dogs can spread the disease or that the disease can cause an animal to fall ill. While the risk of pets spreading Covid-19 to people is still considered to be low—an opinion shared by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention—the WOAH now reports that pets can show symptoms if they’re infected. Cats and ferrets tend to be more affected than dogs, sometimes displaying respiratory or gastrointestinal symptoms. The organization advises pet owners infected or susceptible of being infected with the coronavirus to avoid close contact with their pets and have another member of the household care for the animals. If they must look after their pet, they should maintain good hygiene practices and wear a face mask if possible. More information regarding pet health amid the epidemic can be found on their website. Shelley Rankin, a microbiologist at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, Philadelphia, advises pet owners to include animals in their family’s preparedness planning. She told Science that some animals might be quarantined in a hospital, or at home. This story was updated with new information about the likelihood of pets displaying symptoms of Covid-19 infection. qz.com